• Dr. SALIH N

Abstract Coir Industry is an important agro-based village and cottage industry in India. The growth of coir industry greatly depends on the availability of coconut husk. This is owing to the fact that coir is made from the fibre extracted from coconut husk. Hence coconut production is the great determinant for the growth of coir industry. “Coconut is cultivated in 93 countries of the world and it extending over 12.78 million hectares producing more than 54,000 million nuts every year” (Coconut Development Board, 2016). India and Sri Lanka are the top producers of coconut across the globe. Kerala is the land of both coconut cultivation and Indian coir industry. Export trade is the most vital part of the economy of the country as it paves for the pumping of foreign exchange earnings. The fibre produced in Kerala (India) has large export market due to its ecofriendly nature and golden image. Coir industry in India produces various value-added products like coir blankets coir log, coco net, coir briquettes, grow bag, coir pole, coir pots, tufted mat, matters fibre, rubberized coir matters, coir yarn etc. and fetches 156 lakhs crore foreign exchange annually. These products have export market in 89 countries including South Asian countries all over the world. U.S.A is the largest importer of coir products from India followed by Germany and the U.K.

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), FMUs, Coir fibre, Golden fibre, Export Orientation.

"IMPACT OF COIR FIBRE PRODUCTION IN KERALA ON COIR FIBRE EXPORT FROM INDIA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.e173-e178, August-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308419.pdf

"IMPACT OF COIR FIBRE PRODUCTION IN KERALA ON COIR FIBRE EXPORT FROM INDIA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no. ppe173-e178, August-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308419.pdf